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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1903
Page
7
The market report details cattle steady with prices from 4 to 5.25, hogs weak and moving lower. It covers grain and produce notes from Chicago, Kansas City, and New York, listing various commodities, markets, and price ranges amid mixed trading and regional activity.
A fragmented report outlines the dangerous wildlife trade aboard ship routes, detailing handlers transporting elephants, tigers from Bengal, leopards, and rare serpents. It describes voyage hazards, heavy crew risks, payment pressures, and the brutal realities of capturing and shipping dangerous beasts across seas.
A garbled Washington Post fragment discusses people and events with no clear subjects or dates. It mentions ROE of Las WvEr and a vague journey into a feast, but few concrete facts or coherent narrative emerge.
A garbled travel log lists many place names and dates in May and June, including towns in Idaho Utah Wyoming and Illinois. It hints at a presidential itinerary with stops near Ogden Helena Cheyenne and Chicago but the text is severely corrupted making exact cities dates and order unclear.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Springfield and Decatur in Indiana with scattered words like Indianapolis and June. Context unclear, but appears to be a brief local notice or pointer to a place names sequence from a page segment.
Ingram Carpet offers wool carpets at sale prices lower than regular costs with per yard rates listed. Velvet Carpets showcase ten patterns with Oriental designs and borders. Extra Velvet Carpets present at discounted rates, featuring refined Oriental effects and modest yard prices.
President Roosevelts Seattle stopover on a peaceful Sabbath included a Bremerton navy yard visit and a Fort Lawton outing with his party. He attended the memorial service at GOA, heard Grand Opera prayers, and met crowds on the Warrington hotel HQ path as security teams guarded the route amid anarchist plot fears. The reporters note unusually calm weather and a restrained public show.
M V Leasia, enraged that his wife obtained a divorce two weeks earlier, shot and killed FH Drews at the home near Peninsula Station in Portland Oregon. Witnesses say Leasia later took his former wife and children to a neighbor's, then vanished. Police fear further violence as they investigate motive and whereabouts.
A Baltimore dispatch reports Dr. Maddon Peters condemning anti Semitism and stating that Americans tolerate insults and persecutions of Jews on stage and in papers. The sermon suggests Jews face unequal treatment, with calls for equal rights and civic responsibility amid urban prejudice and police outrages. Mrs Bedford pleads guilty in another brief note.
A brief local report notes a woman who had adopted a child and faced a fine after the case. The fragment provides limited context about the adoption and penalty.
New York May 24 A surprising 165000 idle men fill New York City streets while labor unrest and union clashes curb production. Despite idle hours, daily wages total about 3640,000 and weekly earnings near 3,960,000 as employers unite to resist one union’s demands. Capital tied up at 557,001000 amplifies loss in profits.
Fragmented text reports a set of deaths and shootings linked to New Fork and surrounding towns. Names include Eva Entes and local figures, with mentions of hospital, arrests, and a street shooting where several Italians were wounded or killed. Other garbled lines reference Kansas City, teams, and local initials, as well as social wards and incidents.
The Nickel Plate Road promotes its short line status and equal service to best routes. It advertises three through daily trains with vestibulated sleeping cars and dine in Nickel Plate dining cars. Prices are stated as reasonable with American Club meals and a la carte options. Chicago depot at Hav risen Street and Fifth Ave, City Ticket offices at 511 Adams St and Auditorium Annex Johns Calahan, General pace aes a BE oe (note: OCR text fragment).
Newark New Jersey May 9 The strike by machinists spreads from Edison General Electric plants to nearby facilities as 2400 workers at Newark suffer halted output. About 40 strikers, all machinists, leave their posts crippling short term operations. wage demands rise from 200 to 275 per ten hour day. The action may extend to Fort Wayne Lace plant and Schenectady Works with thousands affected. The Harrison shops recently joined the International Association of Machinists. The firm’s wage dispute centers on higher pay for shorter hours as employers resist the demands.
The weather bulletin reports scattered rainfall across Kansas and western Missouri with lingering showers through today. Temperatures drop to near normal levels as Topeka and Manhattan observe light rain and cloudy skies. A separate item notes a fatal Oakland area car crash and Florence Blythe’s death in aSan Francisco inheritance dispute.
The Jewish Federation of America in Philadelphia approves resolutions sent to President Roosevelt urging use of U S power to protect civil rights of Jews and other minorities. The measures condemn actions against Jewish communities and call Congress to ensure full citizenship and safety.
The government approves changes to the Washington portrait on the one cent stamp. Red ink will color the denomination and inscriptions will be thicker and larger. The figure of Washington will be coarser, and the head retouched to be bolder.
Hungarian nobleman wins large fortunes at cards in Monte Carlo after a long streak of luck. The tale centers on Count Michat and a group at the Budapest and Jockey Club scenes. The event is described with period style and a sense of daring card play.
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